British Drive Clears Large German Forces in France
British and French advances push enemy lines back from Albert to the Somme, with 1400 prisoners taken at Albert and 5000 overall. The German front crumbles as Allied pressure nears Soissons and Lassigny, isolating pockets along the Somme Bray Arras arc. The campaign expands with deep wedge actions sealing the southern front.
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Crown Prince
von Boehm
Line
Albert
France
Soissons
Lassigny
Somme
Bray
Arras
Senate subcommittee backs aircraft progress and future production
The Senate military sub committee reports failures and delays in the U S aircraft program but also praises what has been achieved. It states that quantity production may be expected soon and notes a substantial sum wasted under the old system. The report is dated August 22 in Washington.
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Washington
Senate Military Sub-Committee
Bolsheviks Declare War on United States
U S officials report Bolshevik government in Petrograd has declared war on the United States. American affairs in Petrograd are under Norwegian consular control as safety measures follow reports of persecuted Americans. Messages suggest Imbrie’s dispatches may have been intercepted or destroyed.
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Washington
United States
Petrograd
State Department
Robert W. Imbrie
Imbrie
Consul Warns Americans to Leave as Small Group Departures Reported
A despatch from Consul Imbrie warned that Americans, believed to be about 20 in number, should leave the area. The consul indicated he would stay despite the warning.
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Imbrie
Cardinal Farley In Very Critical Pneumonia State
Cardinal John J. Farley archbishop of New York, 76, is reported in very critical condition at his Mamaroneck summer home after a second pneumonia attack. A bulletin says he suffers from hypot static pneumonia with a 103 fever. He has a history of heart trouble and diatheses and has been advised to avoid nonessential work.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
John J. Farley
New York
Autopsy Delayed in Wells Woman’s Death Case
York and Washington counties examiners will not determine the cause of Minnie O. Stevens Hall’s death until tomorrow morning. Mrs Hall died June 11. her husband Rev Henry H Hall, pastor of Union Baptist Church, is mentioned as the family figure amid word of intrigues and a poker passion while on a boat.
New England Troop Hero Returns to Boston After Marne
Lieutenant William J. Kievenaar of Malden led I Company 101st Infantry during the Marne counterattack. He helped push German forces back and remained in action until relief. He arrived in Boston yesterday amid celebrations for his service and near Berlin bound plans.
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New England
Marne
William J. Kievenaar
Malden
101St
America
London
Kievenaar
Berlin
Boston
Libut
List Infantry
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Lieutenant Blair Thaw Killed in Airplane Crash
Lieutenant Blair Thaw of Pittsburgh, a member of the American aviation service, was killed when his airplane crashed in France after engine trouble at about 2000 feet. His companion aviator was badly injured. Thaw is a brother of Major William Thaw and son of Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburgh.
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France
Associated Press
Blair Thaw
Pittsburg
American Aviation Service
Thaw
William Thaw
Benjamin Thaw
Tornado Devastates Tyler as Death Toll Reaches 33
Tyler Minnesota reports 33 dead after a tornado tore through the town overnight. All victims identified except one as rescue and recovery work continues amid widespread destruction.
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Tyler
Minn
Putnam Nets Eleventh Air Victory Over Rumpler
Lieutenant David E. Putnam of Newton Massachusetts, a star flyer with the American forces, scored his eleventh official aerial victory this morning by attacking a Rumpler biplane. The machine fell inside American lines. its pilot and observer were killed.
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France
Associated Press
David E. Putnam
Newton
Mass
When you think of flowers cat Think of Penn
The phrase evokes a Penn related floral connection with a playful use of imagery. A compact nod to Penn in a floral context appears as a brief item, suggesting branding or a teaser without detailed facts.
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Penn
Midnight and Moonrise Timings for Tid MO Moon
A fragmented notice lists celestial timings for Tid MO with events including sunset, moonrise, and nightly vehicle lights. It references A M and P M markers and a late afternoon to night window. The readable data points are time stamps and light usage guidance.
World War I era anniversaries and coal price recall
Notes mark 1914 declarations of war at the German theater and a major 100 mile Belgian French border clash. A year ago President Wilson appointed Harry A Garfield to administer and set anthracite coal prices at four to five dollars per ton, amid wartime controls.
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Germany
Tedas
Wilson
Harry A. Garfield
Fair Outlook for Boston and Vicinity This Weekend
Foreast for Boston and vicinity says Friday will be fair with a cool, showery Saturday. Local showers likely, cooler conditions, with moderate southwest winds. The report notes a forecast for New England including Friday and Saturday conditions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Average Temperatures Reported for Yesterday and Year Ago
The report notes average temperatures for yesterday and compares them with the average from a year ago. It cites a high level of detail with figures like 62 and 66 degrees and references times such as 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The entry is terse and uses OCR fragments.
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Thompson's Spa
Baseball Results From Yesterday's American and National Leagues
Yesterday's scores show St. Louis 1 Boston 0 and Washington 7 Cleveland 1 in the American League. In the National League Pittsburgh beat Boston 0 while New York won 4 2 over Chicago in 10 innings and St. Louis lost to Brooklyn 5 2 in the first game with a 4 2 second game. Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 9 6.
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St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Labor Shortage Reported At Federal Conference
Washington August 22. Federal Employment Service field agents report a shortage of one million unskilled laborers in war work and an exhausted reserve of skilled workers. Further curtailment of non essential production is planned to release men for war work.
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Washington
Federal Employment Service
Nation urged to end non-essentials to aid war effort
At a conference, Nathan A. Smythe warned labor shortages delay army and navy projects. The Community Labor Board listed 244 non essential job classes, urging employers to release unskilled workers for war work while boards across the country cooperate with draft authorities.
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Army
Nathan A. Smythe
Employment Service
Community Labor Board of
District of Columbia
Department of Labor
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